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"JohnO" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
>> To be honest I'm a little nervous (tests always made me nervous) and I
>> was
>> wondering if you have a word of advise (or courage) for this newbie in
>> the
>> business ...
>
> Relax...seriously. If you have any experience servicing PCs
> professionally you will be fine.
>
> Which exam are you taking, the 2003 or 2006?
>
> -John O
>

I really hate tests too.... I always try to over think the questions and I
know I shouldn't.

Just do those practice tests....they help.

Hardware seemed to be easier for me than Software....my first 5 questions
were on Windows 2000. Ugh.

I HATE the "Pick Two" questions.... I always over think those.

I spent an hour or so memorizing IRQ's and COM port settings, then I never
really needed them, but others day they got bombarded with those...so, it's
a crap shoot. There is a big pool of questions that the computer picks
from...

I'll be taking the 2006 (or so I'm told) ... I'm on my 30's and IT has been
a long passion. From my ZX spectrum up to my Athlon Duo I have been the
unofficial IT support for work and friends so I was hoping for some good
results ...

Thankx for your words John !

Serg
"JohnO" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
>> To be honest I'm a little nervous (tests always made me nervous) and I
>> was
>> wondering if you have a word of advise (or courage) for this newbie in
>> the
>> business ...
>
> Relax...seriously. If you have any experience servicing PCs
> professionally you will be fine.
>
> Which exam are you taking, the 2003 or 2006?
>
> -John O
>

mmmm I always thought hardware would be more difficult than software ...
Your comment is making me feel much better Pat ....

I''ll have to hammer those IRQ and COM's port settings ...

Thankx Pat !!!

"Patrick Q" <> wrote in message
news:t4hph.345583$1i1.261042@attbi_s72...
>
> "JohnO" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>>> To be honest I'm a little nervous (tests always made me nervous) and I
>>> was
>>> wondering if you have a word of advise (or courage) for this newbie in
>>> the
>>> business ...
>>
>> Relax...seriously. If you have any experience servicing PCs
>> professionally you will be fine.
>>
>> Which exam are you taking, the 2003 or 2006?
>>
>> -John O
>>
>
> I really hate tests too.... I always try to over think the questions and I
> know I shouldn't.
>
> Just do those practice tests....they help.
>
> Hardware seemed to be easier for me than Software....my first 5 questions
> were on Windows 2000. Ugh.
>
> I HATE the "Pick Two" questions.... I always over think those.
>
> I spent an hour or so memorizing IRQ's and COM port settings, then I never
> really needed them, but others day they got bombarded with those...so,
> it's a crap shoot. There is a big pool of questions that the computer
> picks from...
>
> PLEASE, let us know your progress!
>
> Patrick.
>

P.S.- Will keep you informed and I hope you don't mind mind me asking
questions from time to time ....

"JohnO" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
>> To be honest I'm a little nervous (tests always made me nervous) and I
>> was
>> wondering if you have a word of advise (or courage) for this newbie in
>> the
>> business ...
>
> Relax...seriously. If you have any experience servicing PCs
> professionally you will be fine.
>
> Which exam are you taking, the 2003 or 2006?
>
> -John O
>

I just did better on Hardware, MAYBE cause it was my second test and I was
more used to the format or I just had more experience. Who knows???

It's a little room....all I can hear is my heart beating and my hands are
sweaty!

Like I said, I hate tests.....ugh.

"Sergio Nova" <> wrote in message
news:...
> mmmm I always thought hardware would be more difficult than software ...
> Your comment is making me feel much better Pat ....
>
> I''ll have to hammer those IRQ and COM's port settings ...
>
> Thankx Pat !!!
>
> "Patrick Q" <> wrote in message
> news:t4hph.345583$1i1.261042@attbi_s72...
>>
>> "JohnO" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>>
>>>> To be honest I'm a little nervous (tests always made me nervous) and I
>>>> was
>>>> wondering if you have a word of advise (or courage) for this newbie in
>>>> the
>>>> business ...
>>>
>>> Relax...seriously. If you have any experience servicing PCs
>>> professionally you will be fine.
>>>
>>> Which exam are you taking, the 2003 or 2006?
>>>
>>> -John O
>>>
>>
>> I really hate tests too.... I always try to over think the questions and
>> I know I shouldn't.
>>
>> Just do those practice tests....they help.
>>
>> Hardware seemed to be easier for me than Software....my first 5 questions
>> were on Windows 2000. Ugh.
>>
>> I HATE the "Pick Two" questions.... I always over think those.
>>
>> I spent an hour or so memorizing IRQ's and COM port settings, then I
>> never really needed them, but others day they got bombarded with
>> those...so, it's a crap shoot. There is a big pool of questions that the
>> computer picks from...
>>
>> PLEASE, let us know your progress!
>>
>> Patrick.
>>
>
>

Can't wait to get into that little room, sweaty hands, stuff ....
aaaahhhrrrgggg

"Patrick Q" <> wrote in message
news:Ewlph.301003$FQ1.282538@attbi_s71...
>I think you had it right to begin with....
>
> I just did better on Hardware, MAYBE cause it was my second test and I was
> more used to the format or I just had more experience. Who knows???
>
> It's a little room....all I can hear is my heart beating and my hands are
> sweaty!
>
> Like I said, I hate tests.....ugh.
>
>
>
>
> "Sergio Nova" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> mmmm I always thought hardware would be more difficult than software ...
>> Your comment is making me feel much better Pat ....
>>
>> I''ll have to hammer those IRQ and COM's port settings ...
>>
>> Thankx Pat !!!
>>
>> "Patrick Q" <> wrote in message
>> news:t4hph.345583$1i1.261042@attbi_s72...
>>>
>>> "JohnO" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>>
>>>>> To be honest I'm a little nervous (tests always made me nervous) and I
>>>>> was
>>>>> wondering if you have a word of advise (or courage) for this newbie in
>>>>> the
>>>>> business ...
>>>>
>>>> Relax...seriously. If you have any experience servicing PCs
>>>> professionally you will be fine.
>>>>
>>>> Which exam are you taking, the 2003 or 2006?
>>>>
>>>> -John O
>>>>
>>>
>>> I really hate tests too.... I always try to over think the questions and
>>> I know I shouldn't.
>>>
>>> Just do those practice tests....they help.
>>>
>>> Hardware seemed to be easier for me than Software....my first 5
>>> questions were on Windows 2000. Ugh.
>>>
>>> I HATE the "Pick Two" questions.... I always over think those.
>>>
>>> I spent an hour or so memorizing IRQ's and COM port settings, then I
>>> never really needed them, but others day they got bombarded with
>>> those...so, it's a crap shoot. There is a big pool of questions that
>>> the computer picks from...
>>>
>>> PLEASE, let us know your progress!
>>>
>>> Patrick.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Sergio Nova wrote:
> Hi John !!
>
> I'll be taking the 2006 (or so I'm told) ... I'm on my 30's and IT has been
> a long passion. From my ZX spectrum up to my Athlon Duo I have been the
> unofficial IT support for work and friends so I was hoping for some good
> results ...
>
> Thankx for your words John !

You're welcome. Sounds like you have some experience, so that's a huge
benefit. There are probably some areas on the exams you aren't familiar
with, and any decent test prep will identify those. Might be printers,
or IP addressing, or maybe the new professionalism stuff. You can
easily find resources for the first two, but the professionalism
question are hard to study, there's no good material out there for the
types of questions they're asking. In fact, some of the questions IMO
cannot be answered with complete certainty. So, do as well as you can
on the tech questions and choose "the best answer" for the rest.

I'll try to find out as much as I can about the "Profesionalism" bit ...
(And carry on with the rest).

Cheers,

Serg

"JohnO" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Sergio Nova wrote:
>> Hi John !!
>>
>> I'll be taking the 2006 (or so I'm told) ... I'm on my 30's and IT has
>> been
>> a long passion. From my ZX spectrum up to my Athlon Duo I have been the
>> unofficial IT support for work and friends so I was hoping for some good
>> results ...
>>
>> Thankx for your words John !
>
>
> You're welcome. Sounds like you have some experience, so that's a huge
> benefit. There are probably some areas on the exams you aren't familiar
> with, and any decent test prep will identify those. Might be printers,
> or IP addressing, or maybe the new professionalism stuff. You can
> easily find resources for the first two, but the professionalism
> question are hard to study, there's no good material out there for the
> types of questions they're asking. In fact, some of the questions IMO
> cannot be answered with complete certainty. So, do as well as you can
> on the tech questions and choose "the best answer" for the rest.
>
> -John O
>

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